Barack Obama’s Statement on the Violence at the Capitol

“History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation. But we’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise.” — Barack Obama

Read President Obama’s statement in its entirety below.

My Statement on Today’s Violence at the Capitol